>From: "Peter McWilliams" <peter@mcwilliams.com>
>Subject: DARE to send an e-mail
>Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 11:22:19 -0800
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>The Encyclopedia Britannica is about to donate close to two million dollars
>to DARE (Dishonest And Reprehensible Education).
>
>You can check it out at http://www.britannica.com/ (a fine research site you
>might enjoy).
>
>An e-mail now might help avert this outrage. You don't have to say much;
>just say something.
>
>editor@britannica.com
>
>Here's my letter:
>
>Dear Editor,
>
>I would like to object to a fine organization such as Britannica donating
>money to DARE. In study after study, DARE has been proven to be not just
>ineffective but counterproductive.
>
>Police officers come in and essentially lie to children about drugs.
>Marijuana, for example, is not as harmful as cigarettes or alcohol (as the
>Britannica itself proves), and yet that is what DARE police officers teach.
>
>When children grow up and learn the truth (and it's not hard to learn on the
>Britannica site), they no longer trust police officers to be honest. What a
>tragedy!
>
>Children then believe that ALL drugs must be as harmless as marijuana, and
>that is a dark road, indeed, to send children down. And yet, that is what
>the DARE program does to millions of children every day.
>
>I would appreciate a response.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Peter McWilliams
>peter@mcwilliams.com
>www.consenting.org
>
>
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